So that’s the reason why Vanilla Ice canceled! The ’90s rapper was slated to perform at Emerald Point Bar and Grill tonight, but canceled the show due to backlash as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Texas. “I listen to my fans. I hear all you people out there. I didn’t know the numbers were so […]
Stream NNAMDÏ's Wild New Album 'KRAZY KARL'
Even beyond his work with artists like Ratboys, Vagabon, Lala Lala, and Spencer Tweedy, Chicago musician Nnamdi Ogbonnaya is one of the most versatile and exciting artists going right now. In the past month alone he’s followed up April’s genre-defiant BRAT with a pair of genuinely experimental rap tracks called “Impatient” and “Stressed Out” and […]
Jason Isbell Shares Demo of 'A Star Is Born' Song 'Maybe, It's Time'
When it was released in 2018, folks raved about the music in the latest incarnation of A Star Is Born. The songs were the centerpiece (obviously) and with a strong group of songwriters, some even went to the top of the charts. One of the more emotional points of the movie is when Bradley Cooper’s Jackson […]
Gemma – “Keepsake”
In addition to her work with Ava Luna and recent-vintage Dirty Projectors, Felicia Douglass fronts Gemma, her project with producer and multi-instrumentalist Erik Gundel. They released their sophomore album Feeling’s Not A Tempo last year, and today, they’re back to celebrate Bandcamp’s latest revenue share-waiving day with the release of the sleek, futuristic new pop […]
Geld Release Ugly, Disgusting New Hardcore Punk Album 'Beyond The Floor': Stream
Melbourne’s Geld play an ugly, discordant, feverish form of hardcore punk. They’ve clearly studied the wildest and most chaotic forms of hardcore that the genre’s history has to offer; there’s a lot of Cleveland and Japan in their sound. But Geld’s music isn’t pastiche. Instead, it’s an urgent scramble, a messy bloodletting. Two years ago, […]
Jason Isbell Shares Original Demo For The 'A Star Is Born' Song "Maybe It's Time": Listen
In the 2018 movie A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper plays Jackson Maine, an alcoholic rock star on the declining side of his career. A few times in the film, Cooper sings “Maybe It’s Time,” a lovely and contemplative acoustic country-rock song. Jason Isbell wrote “Maybe It’s Time” for the movie. Today, he’s released his […]
Evanescence Share Kaleidoscopic Video for 'The Game Is Over'
A few days after sharing the audio, Evanescence has released the video for “The Game Is Over,” the second single to arrive from The Bitter Truth, which is the group’s first studio album of originals in nine years. The video, which was shot by the band on their respective iPhones and directed by P.R. Brown, is […]
Stream UK Hardcore Band Glorious’ Absolutely Kickass Debut EP Unashamed
There’s this feeling that we all get sometimes, when we first hear new records from bands that we didn’t even know about, records that suddenly mash all our pleasure centers and give us exactly what we didn’t even know we wanted. It’s the best feeling. It’s a total dizzy serotonin flood. It’s that sense of […]
CHAI – “Keep On Rocking”
The eccentric Japanese DIY pop band CHAI have been following up last year’s great album PUNK with a string of new singles. And today, following the recent “No More Cake” and “Ready Cheeky Pretty,” they’re back with “Keep On Rocking.” It’s a surprisingly straightforward melodic rocker for agents of chaos like CHAI, but it still […]
Shamir – "Wedding Day"
In the years since Shamir Bailey departed from his dance-pop origins, it seems like he’s always churning out new DIY indie-pop material. In March, he dropped an album called Cataclysm. Since then, there have been several singles, including “Something That’s Worth My Praises,” which was only left online for 24 hours. Soon after, he released […]